Illegal pharmacies target search engines
Expat internet users have long been subject to all manner of email spam. Many of these messages advertise cut-rate drugs sold by illegal pharmacies. Now, according to a recent study… Read more »
Australia, Asia send Bupa profits higher
Bupa reported revenues up 6% in the first half of 2011, driven by strong performances in Australia and Asia, as well as favorable foreign exchange movements. The firm’s pre-tax profit… Read more »
CIGNA expands into Turkey
International health and life insurer CIGNA has received a license to sell its products in Turkey. CIGNA Hayat Sigorta S.A., based in Istanbul, will offer health insurance products to individuals…. Read more »
London GPs receive “riot guidance”
London general practitioners (GPs) should take steps to protect their staff and premises from growing unrest, according to a statement from Londonwide Local Medical Committees, a professional advocate for GPs…. Read more »
Drug resistant salmonella reaches Europe
It seems Europe can’t catch a break these days: a sovereign debt crisis, a deadly e. coli outbreak and now–according to researchers from France’s Pasteur Institute–a drug resistant strain of… Read more »
FDA approves unique scorpion antivenom
Expats living in desert climates in the US and Mexico will soon have one less thing to worry about: scorpion stings. The US Food and Drug Administration just approved a… Read more »
Insurance costs US doctors 4x as much as Canadians
US doctors spend almost four times as much as their Canadian peers on administrative expenses related to health insurance, found a study by Cornell University and the University of Toronto…. Read more »
Avoid heat stroke on summer holiday
Expats and travellers alike will spend lots of time in the sun in August as they enjoy their summer holidays. Yet while natural rays are certainly preferable to the fluorescent… Read more »
Consumers fear rising health costs
Healthcare costs and a slowing economy are of key concern to consumers, found Deloitte in its 2011 Survey of Healthcare Consumers. Nearly half of respondents across 12 countries said their… Read more »
NHS trusts deliberately increase wait times
NHS hospitals are imposing “minimum wait times” to save money, found a recent study by the UK’s Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP). The CCP report said one primary care trust… Read more »